[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 159 (2013), Part 2]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages 2404-2405]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                       TRIBUTE TO MATTHEW HARRIS

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                            HON. TOM LATHAM

                                of iowa

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, March 5, 2013

  Mr. LATHAM. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to congratulate and recognize 
Matthew Harris for being named a 2013 Forty Under 40 honoree by the 
award-winning central Iowa publication, Business Record.
   Since 2000, Business Record has undertaken an exhaustive annual 
review to identify a standout group of young leaders in the Greater Des 
Moines area who are making an impact in their communities and their 
careers.

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Each year, forty up-and-coming community and business leaders under 40 
years of age are selected for this prestigious distinction, which is 
based on a combined criteria of community involvement and success in 
their chosen career field. The 2013 class of Forty Under 40 honorees 
join an impressive roster of 560 business leaders and growing.
   Matthew Harris is an Iowa native and alumnus of the University of 
Northern Iowa. In March of 2011, Matthew was appointed Administrator of 
the Iowa Arts Council, a division of the Iowa Department of Cultural 
Affairs. Professionally, Harris is charged with leading the state arts 
agency's staff, grant-making initiatives and programming while helping 
advance the agency's mission of enriching the quality of life in Iowa 
through support of the arts. Outside of work, Matthew is heavily 
involved with the Character Counts in Iowa program and the Les Hale 
Endowment Fund. In both facets of his life, Matt is an example of hard 
work and service that our state can be proud of.
   Mr. Speaker, it is a profound honor to represent leaders like 
Matthew in the United States Congress and it is with great pride that I 
recognize and applaud Mr. Harris for utilizing his talents to better 
both his community and the great state of Iowa. I invite my colleagues 
in the House to join me in congratulating Matthew on receiving this 
esteemed designation, thanking those at Business Record for their great 
work, and wishing each member of the 2013 Forty Under 40 class 
continued success.

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